NFL News Update: Playoff Picture Breakdown, Draft Order, & More

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00:00So, where's the AFC playoff picture?

00:02And I'll tie in anything we hadn't talked about here.

00:05So, the Bengals, of course, Saturday beat the Broncos.

00:07That was a wild game, which, of course,

00:09kept the Bengals alive.

00:11That also kept the Colts and Miami alive,

00:13but the Colts screwed that up, as we just talked about,

00:15so they're finished now.

00:16Miami wins in Cleveland with no two-a,

00:18so they're still in the mix.

00:20Everyone is clinched except the final spot.

00:23Basically, the scenario is, Joe,

00:26Broncos win against the Chiefs, they get it.

00:28If Broncos lose, Miami is next in the door.

00:32If they beat the Jets, they would get it.

00:34Broncos and Miami lose, the Bengals beat the Steelers,

00:38they would get it.

00:40If all three of them lose, Joe,

00:42the Broncos would hold the card

00:44and would stay where they are.

00:47Do you expect it to be the Broncos?

00:49I would guess, considering it's going to be

00:51a Carson Wentz-led Kansas City Chief attack

00:56for that game this week.

00:58Yeah, listen, if I'm Denver,

01:00the only thing I want is I want to be able

01:02to control my own destiny, right?

01:04And you can do that still, Denver,

01:06and you have a chance to do it

01:08against the backups of the Kansas City Chiefs.

01:11So Denver is sitting in the spot you want to be in,

01:16as opposed to Miami, of course, and Cincinnati,

01:18who the only thing they really control

01:20is just beat the teams you have to play

01:22and then hope that somebody else doesn't handle business.

01:27So I would much rather be Denver,

01:30and that's why I thought Denver always knew

01:32in the back of their head,

01:34once Kansas City beat Pittsburgh on Christmas,

01:37you had to win one of the next two games and you were in.

01:40So even if you couldn't get it done this week

01:42against Cincinnati, the chances are you'd be at home

01:46playing Kansas City's backup.

01:47So still got to go out and get it done.

01:50You still got a rookie quarterback,

01:51but I do think the line is eight and a half.

01:55Yeah, it's probably going to be double digits.

02:00Yeah, you know, I've seen some weird things

02:04in these last weeks of these regular seasons.

02:07You've seen some very strange things.

02:09Yep.

02:10And I don't know if I completely trust Denver

02:15to win that game.

02:16I know I definitely don't trust them

02:20to lay eight and a half in that game.

02:22That I do know.

02:23That's Chiefs for me.

02:26Because when you're as good a team as the Chiefs is, Joe,

02:28and I know that their main component

02:31isn't going to be out there,

02:33that is a winning team from the first guy

02:37to the 55th, 54th, 53rd, 52nd guy.

02:41Everyone on that team has that winning feeling

02:44and they're going to get a chance to go in there

02:46and show that they can do it too.

02:48I'd be very nervous.

02:49If I would want, if it was anyone else, Joe,

02:53I'd say probably not a problem.

02:55I think the Chiefs makes it scary for Denver in that game.

02:59Now Cincinnati's going to play Saturday night in Pittsburgh.

03:03Me and Pharrell were talking about this.

03:04He has to think he's going to the game.

03:06And I said, I hope you got an early enough flight

03:08on Saturday because they might move that game to Saturday.

03:10And sure enough, they did.

03:12It's the late game.

03:13So we won't have an issue.

03:14The Bengals are favored one and a half in Pittsburgh

03:17on Saturday night.

03:18And I know the Bengals are the team everyone wants in,

03:21but I think that the path is just a little too hard, Joe,

03:24because I'm not sure they're going to get both to happen.

03:28Where Denver and Miami,

03:30that seems like a lot to bite off and chew.

03:34And also a pretty big game for Pittsburgh.

03:37If they have any intentions of actually getting a home game

03:41and winning the AFC North here, because if they,

03:45and who wants to go into the playoffs losing four in a row?

03:49Cause that's what's a tap here for the Steelers.

03:52And it's not going to be a walk in the park.

03:54So, you know, this is a huge game for both of these teams,

03:59but once again, the Bengals,

04:02you got to win this game and then you got to hope.

04:04But if they don't win and the Steelers win, well then,

04:08you know, it's going to make the Denver game even less juicy,

04:12so to speak here when they have to take them on on Sunday.

04:17And the Steelers may know their fate per se

04:20for the division.

04:21Obviously the Ravens are playing that game

04:23before them Saturday at 430.

04:25Ravens win, they'll have the North.

04:27I just can't see the Ravens losing this game to Cleveland.

04:31They already lost to them once this year.

04:32I find it hard to believe they'd lose to them again.

04:34But even if they aren't for the division, Joe,

04:37I think there's still a very big difference for Pittsburgh

04:40going to Houston or going to Baltimore.

04:44I think that there's a big difference

04:46in those two assignments on wildcard weekend.

04:49So I think that there's still going to be a lot to play for

04:53on the Steeler side of things

04:54on Saturday night against the Bengals.

04:56NFC is a lot easier, Joe, for me to give you quickly.

04:59That's because everybody is in except the winner of the South.

05:04South is simple.

05:05Bucks win against New Orleans on Sunday, they are win.

05:09If they lose, opens the door for Atlanta,

05:12who's playing Carolina.

05:13Everyone else is in.

05:14I do think there is still some seeding things here, Joe.

05:17Obviously, we know Lions, Vikings, that can change.

05:20I think that Washington can actually jump Green Bay

05:24if they win and the Packers lose,

05:26but the Packers are playing the Bears.

05:27So, you know, we know how that's going to go, Joe.

05:31I mean, they're not losing to the Bears.

05:35They're not losing to the Bears.

05:37Malik Willis will beat the Bears if they played him this week.

05:41Last thing for you here, here's the draft order right now.

05:45Top 10.

05:46There it is.

05:47New England is at the top.

05:49Tennessee, Cleveland, Giants.

05:51So the Giants fall from one to four

05:53with their loss yesterday.

05:54The Raiders tumbled all the way down to eight

05:57by winning again.

05:59The Jets are actually up to, what is that?

06:00They're up to seven now, Joe, the Giants.

06:03They're creeping up the board here a little bit.

06:06You gotta love it.

06:07Jets could be as high as what, five or six?

06:11And boy, that would be fantastic for Rex.

06:14I will, I'll say this.

06:16It's going to be interesting

06:17because I don't see New England,

06:20even with backups for Buffalo,

06:22I don't see New England winning that game.

06:24And then the big question is, all right,

06:26if you do get the number one draft pick,

06:28is Gerard Mayo the coach next year, if that's even the case?

06:33If a Mike Vrabel wants to come back,

06:36are you picking for Vrabel as the head coach or Gerard Mayo?

06:40And it's certainly not going to be a quarterback though,

06:42I can tell you that.

06:45Well, here's how interested New England is

06:46in winning this game against Buffalo.

06:48Mayo already said this morning

06:49that they might not play Drake May

06:51because they don't want to risk

06:52any long-term injury with him.

06:55So that's taking a page out of the Cleveland book

06:58with DTR the last few weeks.

06:59That's precisely what New England's doing there.

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